Nov. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3045

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 18th November, 1929.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor, Whangarei Borough Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

JOSEPH WARD, Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF WHANGAREI.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Whangarei taken on the 8th day of November, 1929, on the proposal of the Whangarei Borough Council to borrow the sum of £17,400 for the purpose of extension of waterworks, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 268, the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 206.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 9th day of November, 1929.

W. JONES, Mayor.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 19th November, 1929.

THE following result of the election of trustees of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

G. P. NEWTON, Under-Secretary.

NETHERTON DRAINAGE DISTRICT.—COUNTY OF HAURAKI PLAINS.

“H” Drain Subdivision—
George Death.
Edwin John Charles Townshend.

(I.A. 19/78/75.)

Officiating Ministers for 1929.—Notice No. 33.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1929.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Alexander Fotheringham.
The Reverend Herbert Webster Hitchcock.

The Church of Christ.
Mr. Charles Cates, jun.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1929.—Notice No. 34.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1929.

IT is hereby notified that the names of the following Officiating Ministers have been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act, 1908, by request :—

The Church of Christ.
Mr. Herbert Grinstead.
Mr. Gilbert Fowler Ward.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Mining Privilege struck off the Register.

Mining Registrar’s Office,
Blenheim, 13th November, 1929.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of section 188 (4) of the Mining Act, 1926, I have this day struck off the Register the mining privilege mentioned in the Schedule hereunder.

A. F. BENT, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

No. 489 (B). Date: 30th September, 1920. Nature of privilege: Water-race. Locality: Kahau Creek. Registered holder: Percy J. Larkin.

Electrical Wiremen’s Registration Act, 1925.—Results of Examination, September, 1929.

PURSUANT to Regulation 4k of the Electrical Wiremen’s Registration Regulations, 1926, notice is hereby given of the results of the examination held in September, 1929. Examinations were held in the following centres :—

WRITTEN PART.

Candidates. Passed. Per Cent.
Auckland .. .. 69 12 17
Christchurch .. .. 42 12 29
Dunedin .. .. 25 4 16
Gisborne .. .. 4 Nil ..
Greymouth .. .. 5 Nil ..
Hamilton .. .. 13 2 15
Hawera .. .. 7 Nil ..
Invercargill .. .. 9 Nil ..
Masterton .. .. 6 Nil ..
Napier .. .. 12 Nil ..
Nelson .. .. 4 1 25
New Plymouth .. .. 8 2 25
Oamaru .. .. 3 1 33
Paeroa .. .. 4 Nil ..
Palmerston North .. .. 17 Nil ..
Tauranga .. .. 8 1 13
Timaru .. .. 1 Nil ..
Wanganui .. .. 9 Nil ..
Wellington .. .. 72 15 21
Totals .. .. 318 50 16

PRACTICAL PART.

Candidates. Passed. Per Cent
Auckland .. .. 62 7 11
Christchurch .. .. 39 2 5
Dunedin .. .. 19 Nil ..
Gisborne .. .. 4 1 25
Greymouth .. .. 5 Nil ..
Hamilton .. .. 19 Nil ..
Hawera .. .. 4 Nil ..
Invercargill .. .. 8 Nil ..
Masterton .. .. 7 Nil ..
Napier .. .. 9 Nil ..
Nelson .. .. 2 Nil ..
New Plymouth .. .. 6 1 17
Oamaru .. .. 4 Nil ..
Paeroa .. .. 5 Nil ..
Palmerston North .. .. 13 Nil ..
Tauranga .. .. 12 2 17
Timaru .. .. 1 1 100
Wanganui .. .. 5 Nil ..
Wellington .. .. 54 25 46
Whangarei .. .. 4 Nil ..
Totals .. .. 282 39 14

The highest marks obtained in the written part were 87, and in the practical part 85. The maximum marks obtainable in each case being 100.

The examination results for the above centres are as follows :—

PASSED IN WRITTEN PART.

Auckland—
Archer, E. A., Beere, R. A., Boldero, W., Foubister, R. W., Hancock, E. G., Hoy, T., Lomax, W., McConachie, J. E., McGregor, R. E. J., McKerras, K., Stilton, T. W., Wheatley, H. J.

Christchurch—
Armstrong, W., Byrne, J. L., Farrant, H. H., George, L., Grave, H. K., Jennings, H. W., Johns, E. J., Jones, W. D., Orange, R. W., Palmer, F. G., Pearce, J. C., Thompson, E. H.

Dunedin—
Evans, L. P., Robinson, W. L., Scully, J. T., Spencer, M. W.

Hamilton—
Wilson, C. W., Wyborn, S. J.

Oamaru—
Grocott, K. R.

Nelson—
Flatt, H. J.

New Plymouth—
Perrott, E. R. S., Phipps, C. E.

Tauranga—
O’Sullivan, R. A.

Wellington—
Bradbury, F. H., Clarke, A. R., Clayton, H. G., Ekins, N. L. H., Frechtling, K., Goodall, R. R., Harvey, S. W., Irvine, K., Jones, A. A., Long, E., Moore, K. W., Paton, T. A., Stewart, J. C., Townsley, J. M., Walls, C. L.